Assistant Headteacher (Sixth Form)
Brinsworth Academy, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 5EJ18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
3 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- School Leadership Scale L12 – L16 (£65,286 - £72,162)
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Detailed knowledge of areas included in the job description
- Full knowledge of the current Ofsted Framework
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the use of data and key performance indicators in determining benchmarks to set school targets
- Knowledge of legislation and best practice in academy management and development
- Knowledge of effective technologies to support teaching, learning and management
- Up to date knowledge of suspensions and permanent exclusion legislation and processes
- Relentless energy
- Unashamedly ambitious for all students
- Bothered
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Evidence
of having undertaken recent and relevant continuous professional development
and to demonstrate the impact of this in work practice
Emotionally intelligent and responsive to feedback
What the school offers its staff
Brinsworth Academy is a vibrant, inclusive academy at the heart of its local community. We work hard every day to ensure that our students are given the opportunity to Achieve Excellence. We understand that excellence looks different for each individual and we strive for everyone in our school to be the best version of themselves. Our school operates as a team, serving our local communities and we have a fantastic staff team that is supportive, dedicated and highly skilled. We welcome visits from prospective candidates - come and meet us and see what Brinsworth Academy can offer.
New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT) is a Multi Academy Trust which has grown significantly over the last four years and currently comprises of three 16-19 Colleges, three secondary schools and three primary schools. NCLT has a dynamic, positive and supportive culture for staff and students, with an enviable reputation for staff career progression and development. We have a strong track record of improving the quality of education, raising aspirations and helping young people progress to higher education, apprenticeships and careers. You will join a focused and driven team, committed to providing the highest standards of education.
Why Work for Us?
- NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards - these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
- A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
- Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
- Attractive pension scheme
- Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
- A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff
If you believe that you have the skills and abilities to take on this role, we’d love to hear from you.
Further details about the role
We are seeking a dynamic, hardworking and dedicated Assistant Headteacher to play a key role within the Senior Leadership team. Candidates will provide strategic and operational leadership of the sixth form, ensuring that culture, standards, systems, teaching and learning, intervention and support (both academic and pastoral) enable students to successfully complete their courses and make strong progress. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of excellence in the classroom. They will demonstrate personal skills and qualities that align to an already established positive, hardworking and committed team and will be fully committed to the academy’s ethos and vision. The Assistant Headteacher will work closely alongside the other post-16 providers within the Trust – 3 sixth form colleges and another 11-18 school, developing mutual support, fostering a culture of collaboration and sharing excellent practice and systems.
Commitment to safeguarding
NCLT Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level.
Further information about the disclosure of criminal records can be found at https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Brinsworth Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1429 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Brinsworth Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@nclt.ac.uk
- Phone number
- 01977 802650
Brinsworth Academy is a vibrant, inclusive academy at the heart of its local community. We work hard every day to ensure that our students are given the opportunity to Achieve Excellence. We understand that excellence looks different for each individual and we strive for everyone in our school to be the best version of themselves. Our school operates as a team, serving our local communities and we have a fantastic staff team that is supportive, dedicated and highly skilled. We welcome visits from prospective candidates - come and meet us and see what Brinsworth Academy can offer.
Brinsworth Academy is part of LEAP Multi Academy Trust alongside Dinnington High School. Our mission is to ‘Achieve Excellence’ through quality teaching, responsive pastoral care and decisive leadership. In joining our welcoming team, you will be adding your energy and expertise to our Trust at a time of development and progression.
Arranging a visit to Brinsworth Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@nclt.ac.uk.
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